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A Blended Learning ModelA Blended Learning Model
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GARY SCHULTZ
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http://wimmeravirtualschool.wikispaces.com
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Grampians Region
Grampians Region
What was the stimulus?
Reducing Populations ................... Falling Enrolments
What was the stimulus?
• Small Class sizes– Physics (2) Chemistry (3)
– Studio Arts (1) Japanese (1)
– This cannot be sustainable ? $$
What was the stimulus?
• Reducing number of specialist teachers available– LOTE : Chinese, German, Japanese, Indonesian.....
– Economics, Accounting, Legal, Psychology, History ....
– Sciences in general - historically hard positions to fill
What was the stimulus?
• Lack of breadth of curriculum choices - numbers– Physics, Specialist Maths, Arts, Chemistry........
• Need to provide - keep students in district– impact on school and community .........
A Step Towards a Solution ?
Available on ePotential Showcase
Picture IT series
SMS during this short movie - What you see as POSITIVE
Lets See What The SMS Wall Says
SMS Wall
During the Next Few Slides
What are the NEGATIVES or QUERIES you might have about
the model of delivery?
A Blended Learning Approach
What does that mean to us?
• Face - to - Face• Video Conferencing• Personal Communication tools• Online Web 2.0 tools• Podcasts, vodcasts, screencaptures
Synchronous
Asynchronous
2727
2009: Wimmera Virtual School
–TODAY - we have the Video Conferencing Equipment.• We have some of the best quality equipment to support the development of a Blended Learning Approach to teaching.
What a Vid/Conf Class looks like.
2009: Provision– Tuesdays
– PHYSICS 1/2 Dimboola Memorial SC Murtoa College 7 + 1 = 8
– PHYSICS 3/4 Edenhope College
– Warracknabeal SC 7 + 1 = 8
– MATHEMATICAL METHODS 3/4
– Murtoa College
– Hopetoun SC
– 6 + 1 = 7
– Thursdays
– SPECIALIST MATHS 3/4 Edenhope College
– Warracknabeal SC
– 4 + 1 = 5
– CHEMISTRY 3/4 Birchip P12 School
– Goroke P12 College 4 + 1 = 5
– PSYCHOLOGY 3/4 Hopetoun SC
– Goroke P12 College 10 + 2 = 12
– PHYSICAL EDUCATION Edenhope College
– Murtoa College
– 7 + 3 = 10
Linking TimetablesAgreed Time Frames
When VC class could operate
Schools sharing negotiated their exact timings.
16 Classes
PD provision for Teachers to develop skills
And Include the Students
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Initial Student Results Trend
Sem 1, Unit 3, Exam Result
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Lets Go to the Wall
Negatives/Queries
Structures & ICT Hardware
Video Conference Equipment
Polycom
Vicsmart Network
$0 data costs.
Firewall Traversal
Bridging Capabilities
Multipoint (4)
10 meg 10 meg connectionsconnections
Structures & ICT Hardware
Interactive whiteboards
Remote student needs
• laptop/desktop access
• Internet connection
Structures & ICT Hardwarechosen V.L. environment
Structures & ICT Hardware
Document Camera
Gary Schultz - [email protected]
•Thanks - I’m done! questions welcome
•Grampians Sub - Regional Office - DEECD
Horsham, Victoria 53105311
